The MOST Anticipated Games of 2026 DRAFT! [REMASTERED]– Gaming Podcast
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What is this annual most-anticipated games draft and how does it work?
Hello fellow gamers and welcome to the Video Gamers Podcast.
We're back, baby! 2026 is here.
We're fresh off our holiday break and we are absolutely amped for what's coming in 2026. What better way to kick off a new year than our annual tradition of our most anticipated games draft. Join us as we go head-to-head calling our shots on which games we think will be the best games of the year. Can I repeat my insane insane performance from last year will ryan blow his entire budget on gta6 will ace rise to the challenge or crumble under the pressure we're about to find out but first some introductions are in order I am your host, Josh, and joining me, his first ever attempt at this had him drafting Redfall, but look how much of a professional he's become since then. It's Ryan.
I will say that it hasn't gone too much better for me. I'm still very easily excited by trailers, so we'll see what happens today.
Dude, these trailers, we watched a lot of trailers, and I instantly went from like, yeah, okay, there's some good games, to like, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, these games are going to be amazing.
Yep, yep, absolutely.
and joining us he's got a lot to prove in this draft and there's not a ton of indies for him to fall back on so we'll see how he handles the pressure it's ace yeah there's no clear indie winner this time around so i think i'm gonna have to dip my toe into y'all's pools of triple a this time
But there was plenty of them as long as you like those, you know, third-person action adventure over-the-shoulder games.
The amount of high-quality action RPG over-the-shoulder third-person, you know, just combat-based games is insane. And at the same time, like, I think I'm excited for all of them.
At least they all look great. Oh, man.
Yep, yep, yep. Yeah. It is a good year if you're an action RPG fan. So Ryan's got to be just foaming at the mouth for this stuff, man. I'm digging it. I'm digging it, man.
This is the year we look forward to. This is the one where we don't have that turn-based stuff that makes you fall asleep. Oh, boy.
I almost forgot about how dumb Ryan can be.
That's true. Hopefully most everybody else did as well.
I mean, speaking of turn-based... did everyone enjoy the Claire obscure awards? I mean, Oh, I was there for it, man.
I was there for it, baby. Good on them. Good on them. No comment. Guys, we're back from our break. We had, I don't know what two, three weeks off from, from recording the pod. You know, we got to release a few of our, you know, what we thought were good episodes that we, you know, we enjoyed and stuff like that. But yeah, I like that the people are hungry because we started getting comments about like, hey, man, when are new episodes, man? When are you guys going to record something new? Well, here we are. And like we do every single year, this has become a tradition. We open up the new year with the most anticipated games of the year. Now, listen. this is way too early to be doing this, but that's why it's so much fun at the same time.
Like we have nothing but trailers and hype to go on right now. That's all we need, baby. That's all we need. That's it. What more could a gamer want? You know, but we're going to get into the draft. And if you've never heard one of these episodes before, we basically go head to head to bid against each other to secure a game. We have a $200 budget. You cannot go over that budget and you must draft eight games. So we are going to be competing with each other. It is a ton of fun. We're going to see what happens with GTA 6. Last year, Ryan went all in, bid like $100 on it, and then the game got delayed and didn't even come out.
I'm going to do $100 again, baby. Sirs, you're right, Ryan.
Bro, I'll say this. If GTA 6 was still set for, I think, March was the original delay date, but now it's November, and that is way too close to the end of the year for me to feel comfortable. You could easily push it again. Yeah, exactly. So I'm very curious on that one. But this episode is fantastic because you are going to hear about a lot of really good looking games.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is this annual most-anticipated games draft and how does it work?
0:10–13:35
2
Which rules, budget and bidding strategy shape the $200 draft format?
13:35–33:32
3
Why did Ace open nominations with Resident Evil Requiem and what was the bidding like?
33:32–42:31
4
Which risky early picks (Judas, Witchfire) were nominated and why are they risky?
42:31–59:57
5
What high-profile exclusives and spectacle games (Wolverine, Phantom Blade Zero) were contested?
59:57–1:06:50
6
How did the GTA VI bidding war unfold and what does it mean for Ryan’s budget?
1:06:50–1:19:46
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